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 Not bad March 19, 2010
B. Allen (Kentucky)
83 out of 83 found this review helpful
Pros:
Lightweight, you can just pick it up and pack it around instead of dragging it
POWERFUL! I wasn't expecting it at all and had a very relaxed grip when I first turned it on, it almost zoomed out of my hands.
Easy Assembly, 2 screws and two bolts with wingnuts, then you just "press in" the cord a couple places where required.
about double the tine span the mantis tillers have, at less than half the price.
Cons:
Maybe a little too light weight, it didn't till very deep while walking a steady slow pace.
As for the fact that it doesn't till very deep, I believe just re-tilling the area would do the job, which I would have done today but was in a hurry to get my strawberry plants in the ground before they died. I tilled a 10x10 patch of packed down soil, in under 10 minutes with no signs of overheating, so really, it's not a bad machine for people with small to medium gardens (like me!) but I wouldn't recommend it for a large garden.
I was actually going to buy a Mantis tiller too, had the order form filled out and the check ready to go in the mail when I found this Sun Joe tiller, and was nervous to try it, because of the fact that there were no user reviews on any of the sites I researched them on, but decided to take the chance and save a lot of money. No regrets. Keep in mind too, this tiller only costs about as much as it would to rent one for 3 days, not a bad investment.
EDIT: Day Two of tiller use and I like it even more, I started tilling my future vegie patch this morning and worked out the machine's quirks, first off, hold it back, and follow it very slowly, second, definitely retill the soil after the first tilling, it really digs in and tills well the second time, The only thing that stopped me today was when a bunch of synthetic twine that was buried in our back yard completely wrapped up the tines and had to be cut out, the machine stopped itself. After removing the twine I started it up and there had been no damage.
EDIT2: Used the tiller again, and have upgraded my rating from 4 stars to 5. While tilling, a massive chunk of buried concrete about 8x8 inches, by 2.5 inches thick became jammed in between the tines and the motor, and I do mean jammed, the tines had literally dug into the concrete about half an inch. The motor stopped itself, and after 20 minutes of pounding on the concrete from different angles with a mallet it finally wrenched free, I assumed it would be destroyed but the tines hadn't even been bent, I plugged it in and started up without a hitch, used it for another half an hour. SO impressed!
Great Little Tiller May 10, 2010
Mary A. Woodard (Splendora, Tx United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
After a very bad experience with a cheaper tiller we bought the Sun Joe. We got it very fast, and couldn't wait to till between the rows of our small garden. It works wonderful. It hilled up around crops, chopped up weeds, and was so easy to use. The handles are a little long for me, but easily adjusted for it. We tilled all the rows and around the entire garden and this tiller did not even heat up. We are very satisfied.
Gets the job done May 12, 2010
Tim
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As I said in the title.It gets the job done.
IT definetly did more then I expected,for a electric tiller.
I have a small garden,and didn't try to muscle it the first time.
I just made a couple of attempts back and forth and it did grab hold and dug in.
I was totally satisfied with the results.
Now my neighbor wants to borrow it.
Best buy May 13, 2010
Shirley R. Nichols
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was a little apprehensive in buying it I had never heard the name before. I am happy It has a lot of power and it didn't take long to get my garden tilled I am very satisfied with it and would recommend it to anyone for a small garden I'm 65 and it's light weight enough that I can handle it with ease.
Totally impressed! June 24, 2010
Susan Farr (Sterling, MA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I needed to till a very weedy vegetable garden plot and really wondered if this thing was up to the job... And it took a couple of passes but it totally was. It performed extremely well, and only got clogged once (which is amazing since the weeds and grass were about a foot hight!) It isn't nearly as noisy as gas-powered tillers, doesn't smell at all and the cord is only a minor inconvenience. With the belt holder, I didn't have any trouble keeping the cord out of the way.
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